The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-06
GOSSIP OF THE BALL FIELD.
THn PICTURE AND RECORD OF TIE
' NEW MANAGER OF THE BROOKLTNA

4 De>ssa fer Higher saiaries-Msw Teunr
Madden Became . Riteher-Gessip About
tns Bretherh eed and Hndisss-lh he Weak.
ness sfs Ciub witheut . MANAGER.
The manner in wh.,h to =: Louis Club
led all its opponents during tue past two sea-
sons and the way this same oiuo wes beaten
By the Detroits. has brought about just what
Was predicted last spring II IS likely to cause
MI interest in the games OF tho Association to
die out The consequence OF all this has been
that not only has no one cnred to see the St.
Louis Club play at homo, but there has been
little interest In the one-sided race. The bt.
Louis mon played Indifferent ball during the
lstter part OF tho season, mainly owing to the
fact that they know that Mr.. Won der Abe could
not do without thenl. and they did about 40
shoy pleased.
Unless steps arc taken at once to bring about
achan6s, the Association must certainly 60 to
nieces by the end OF another season. OF course
some changes have beon made IN the playing
strength Of tho different clubs. but not enough
70 change the present order OF tho clubs after
another seasons work. The st. Louis Club, as
~ now stands, cannot help but como In at the
cop next yoar. with Cincinnati and Baltimore
close hshind. There may DO some change In
The order OF tho other three clubs, but that
would add nothing to the interest In tho race.
The remedy Ii hard one. but II must be
tried. Won der Ahc must get rid Of about half
ns nine and oil their places with younger men.
n order that his team may be placed on an
eausi footing with the other clubs OF the Asso-
citation. The inability Of tho Athletic and
Metropolitan Clubs to make showing In the
race caused them to change hands. The same
clause accounts for tho poor attendance at the
Brooklyn games during the latter part OF the
season. OF course. all the clubs cannot come
IN nrst' put 70 make vno Gumos ,h.ee'
they must all play ball. The Athletic and
1000 ia, thov wsra during the mast one.
20. s,. d nItohsrs ND o.tc,srs n, ore thnn
o ous lily n a,sa ''''A'.' '' ''''
. .,,. r vlse, .vr.s MORE xosxY
since tho baltimore Club closed tho season
b.; asas. h sna ., viii IL Tsn
none, to play a Win the x club n w
vh.. he asks. as he is tho mainstay Of the club.
ssn 'n ssns les. so money than
von mora I But few Of the Baltimore players
havo signed contracts with tho club for est
season. Thoy SOON to think that there is time
enough. FROM the prosent outiook Inc oaitA-
0f' " ono,, w ~ w . THr c,so1ssATp csun
The baltimore club is NOT the only one in
g nsHna and i h fsSax ss
season. .as Ths success 81 The Club hs
thoy win not play next season. Tebcau says
70 his saae time
tSr these men to play or lay on ior season
$3.50, xrrl "a M fad q fha mai w al
arc not going TO work SIX or eight hours 9 day
ssoSo for two hours Work day for i've months.
HOW MADDEN BECAME A PITCHER
u'S",aaa III 49, sa,,o,,,.r &C.. o,hov
hs bronaHt ont I've Young u Madden. The clever
krst began pitching. was Very wild. In fact, he
was afraid to PVT tho ball over the plate t fSs
p s ss a h Al thas 81 81 tn
Kept on coaxlng the young man to put the ball
the I'D Thh e
either put the ball over the. plate or take
ad oa Nc
he was to 81: oss inc
ns The pss SEASON Viii tell @ that Strong
point Is In working the ball over the plate.
THE YOUNG BALL PLAYER.
The ANIMAL rusb for the vounp blood. ns II
a called, By the clubs OF the League and Amer
Joan Association is about over. All the clubs
have more or less OF these young men. and
from ali accounts they nrs expected to do Won
doris. That Is inst where the trouble comes In.
Too much is expected Of these young men.
They are phenomenal before they begin the
season. and unless they play rs well or even
better than the best men on the foam, they
are at once classed among tho exploded. and
their chances OF remaining with the team are
very slight Probably not more than one In
every dozen Of these young PLAYERS proves
10 simple enough. for the men do not get
chance to develop. Az soon as a player In one
OF tho smaller clubs makes any kind OF q show
1ng he Is at once engaged by ono of the bigger
clubs: and the chances are 90 to that he
proves failure simply because ne mas not hao
tno " uosS
TIE INDIANS WILL NOT BE ThANsFEhkhD.
What will be done with us 2" 10 question
that Is uppermost In the minds Of the Metro
politan Club players Just now. Many reports
have been circulated about their being trans
ferred to other cities. but the owners OF the
club say that they will play In this city. This.
however,. does not serve to satisfy the, mon.
One or two Of them, when spoken to u day or
two ago, said: " Tho club cannot DO transferred
to another city without the consent OF the AS
eociation and the players belonging to the club.
The consent OF tho Association would be easy
enough to obtain. but the players would refuse
to DO transferred. They say that they are no
l0n1or going to be carried from one city to an